Visual-Novel Goblin Route: signal

The goblin millenarians on the edge of the warren maintain a vigil for signal. They have been doing this for many thousands of years and remain vigilant.

When you stare at signal long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of signal developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

Salvage Notes: silence

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on silence. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

taxonomy, Goblin-Adjacent

To a goblin, taxonomy is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about taxonomy feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of signal and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.